Archive for the Category Sports
Back in the saddle
Aaron and I have been biking a few times recently and it feels damn good to be back in the saddle riding again. We’ve been doing roughly 14 to 15 miles and will be adding more on each time we ride. Somehow, I got the crazy idea that I want to do the Tour de Tucson (a 111 mile ride around the perimeter of Tucson); yeah, I’m crazy, but training for it will get me in much better shape even if I don’t do the whole race. As we bike more and I get used to riding again, I’ll decide if I’m going to do all 111 or if I want to drop down to 60 or 80 mile rides.
Blackett’s Ridge
This 5.8 mile round-trip (according to my GPS) hike kicked my ass today. First of all, it’s probably not a good idea to go hiking after, say, 7am when it’s so damn hot outside this time of year. Second of all, it’s not a good idea to only bring one source of water; always keep a backup Nalgene just in case. I apparently didn’t listen to myself and started hiking with a buddy from work at 7:30am with only a camelback and a few granola bars to eat.
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Spur-of-the-moment Sunrise Sabino Soujourn
Lauren and I decided at about 11pm last night to get up early and try to make it out to Sabino Canyon for an early-morning short hike near the enterance to the park. We woke up at 5am, drove out to the canyon, and were off walking by 5:30am. Sunrise was slated to be 5:39am this morning and it was already getting light out when we got there.
Since this was our first time at the canyon and we knew we wanted to expore it a touch, I stayed up a bit last night to find trails and geocaches that would allow us to have a quick 2 mile hike. There were two very close to the enterance with small trails leading to them, so I figured it would be the perfect way to go. The trails were relativel easy, the views were magnificent, and we enjoyed the morning chill. We are, also, both looking forward to going back to explore more of the canyon and it’s neighbor Bear Canyon.
Click here to see pictures from the hike.
I’m sorry, but I couldn’t help the aliteration in the title!!
Wilderness of Rocks
Introduction:
The Wilderness of Rocks Trail #44 is located within the Pusch Ridge Wilderness of the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson and south of Summerhaven. The trail can only be reached by taking one a hand-full of other trails in the region.
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